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| Microsoft signs a MoU with Govt of Gujarat on e-Gov projects |
| Microsoft India and the Government of Gujarat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at providing University students and faculty in the state easier access to Information Technology. As per the agreement, Microsoft and the Government of Gujarat will work together on several e-governance projects.
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| Gobal ICT community to gather at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 |
| ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006, the leading global ICT event, will be held in Hong Kong, China from 4-8 December. This is the first time this key networking event is being held away from its traditional home in Geneva. Top names from the world’s major ICT companies including Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Ericsson etc.
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| Community e-Centers in South Asia |
| The Asian Development Bank and UNESCAP signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday for the establishment of 20 pilot Community e-Centers in South Asia.
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| Rural comm. in Bhutan join the information society |
| ITU, in partnership with national carrier Bhutan Telecom Ltd (BTL), embarked on connectivity Dagana VoIP Project to expand the VoIP service to ten isolated communities in the remote province of Dagana, Bhutan.
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| Software solution for EU telemedicine services |
| Romanian software solutions will be used in 26 European hospitals within a regional project of medical computerisation, provided by Info World Company, one of the most important providers of integrated IT solutions for the healthcare sector in Romania.
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| Computerised train control charting system launched |
| General Manager Southern Railway Thomas Varghese with Panniyan Ravindran, MP, after commissioning the Computerised Train Control Charting System, developed by the Centre for Railway Information System, in the city on Friday.
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| 2006 Information & Communications for Development (IC4D) |
| Information and Communications for Development 2006: Global Trends and Policies is a new World Bank flagship publication addressing the critical role being played by information and communication technologies (ICT) in economic development.
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| Nabard to hike aid to Self Help Groups |
| The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development plans to support creation of 1.5 lakh self-help groups and provide credit to 1.25 lakh more groups during 2006-07 in Tamil Nadu, according to Mr K.V.Raghavulu, Chief General Manager, Nabard.
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| Ensuring rural oral health |
| THE Haryana Government has implemented an Oral Health Care Programme for rural areas to reduce the incidence of dental diseases like periodontal diseases, malocclusions and oral cancers.
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| Yahoo Inc. banking big on 'widgets' |
| Yahoo is seemingly betting on mobile internet in a big way to outsmart gaint Google with mini applications or 'widgets', reports ToI.
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| Australia emerges as leader in e-Government practices |
| Nairn said Australia ranked among the top nations for the delivery and implementation of services and programs via the internet.Backing up the claim, he said some 80 percent of all tax returns were now submitted online and the number of people using government services online was also on the rise.
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| E-governance readiness in Gulf progressing |
| E-governance readiness in the Gulf region has been ranked at approximately 50 percent by a recent index compiled in a report by the United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA), compared to 91 percent for index leading United States.
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| Chandigarh to initiate e-Gov in all Departments |
| Keeping in view the recommendation of the UT Administrator’s Advisory Council, the Department of Information Technology has requested all the departments to initiate e-governance in their respective departments and take full advantage of the services of the e-Sampark centers.
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| California is Implementing Electronic Voting Reform |
| All 58 California counties are on track to deploy new or upgraded voting equipment that guarantees every ballot cast will be backed up on paper that voters can verify before leaving the polls.
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| Qatar witnesses impressive growth in e-governance |
| E-governance readiness in Qatar has witnessed a remarkable improvement during the last couple of years. In a latest international rating, the state has moved to 62nd place from its 80th position in 2004, says a recent index compiled on a report by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs(UNDESA).
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| Right to Information Act is essential for everybody |
| The need for creating more awareness among people about the Right to Information Act and making government officials more knowledgeable about it for its effective implementation was stressed by the Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah at capital city New Delhi.
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| IIT-B to set up satellite campus in Goa |
| The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is planning to set up its first satellite campus in India at Goa Engineering College (GEC), Farmagudi, about 30 km from here, said State Director of Technical Education, J Chandrasekhar."The Goa government will review its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT-Bombay to set up the IIT's satellite campus in Goa.
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| India’s rural development project meets 4 out of 6 targets |
| The government reviews the progress of India’s Bharat Nirman programme, which aims to upgrade India’s rural infrastructure. While the year’s targets for rural telephony, water supply, housing and new roads have been met, there was a shortfall in electricity and irrigation coverage.
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| Bringing about a blend of e-learning and traditional methods |
| A great merit of blended learning is that it can cater to individual preferences; mobile learning takes place via wireless devices such as PDAs, laptops.
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| Nepad Drafts Youth Into ICT Development Agenda |
| Africa's effort to accelerate development through increased Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) has gained momentum with the formation of the NEPAD e-Africa Youth Programme that is intended to generate awareness on information society.
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| Plan to link local schools to Global Gateway |
| In a bid to develop and strengthen international education partnerships between educational organisations around the world, the ictQatar with the British Council partnership has launched a scheme linking the local schools with the Global Gateway Project.
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| Agri information communication technology |
| INFORMATION and Communication Technology, popularly referred to as ICT, serves as the primary means or tools used by K-AgriNet Program. K-AgriNet is short for Knowledge Networking Towards Enterprising Agricultural Communities. It is a strategic approach aimed to help modernize the agricultural and natural resources sectors in the country by using ICT.
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| Overhaul the system before e-governance |
| `India's considerable software talent is busy solving the problems of the West, not of the poor here' The Nation Knowledge Commission (NKC) has recommended an overhaul of the system of governance before attempting large-scale computerisation.
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| Internet emerging as a powerful tool for primary research |
| A survey conducted by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), in association with the IMRB states that 32 per cent of the active users of the Internet in India rely on it as a primary source of information and research.
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| `IT plays vital role in every field' |
| Information technology is playing a vital role in every field. Since the functioning of software always depends on hardware there is great future in this field, said A. Kalanidhi, former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, while inaugurating a skill training programme in computer hardware at Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering, Krishnankovil.
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| Schools Adopt Computer Courses |
| Deputy Director of Public Instruction B.N. Krishnamurthy has said that 979 school dropouts aged between six and 14 have been made to return to school through a special campaign under government programmes such as "Chinnara Angala" and "Sethubandha" in 2005-06.
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| India: Community radio for fisherfolk |
| The trial transmission of programmes for Radio Alakal, the first community radio for fisherfolk, commenced in 15 coastal villages on Monday, through a network of radio kiosks.
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| Technology alone |
| India is a rich country inhabited by poor people, and science and technology alone can bridge the gap, agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan has said.Addressing students at a Technology Day programme here on Thursday, he said more than half the population was in its early twenties
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| Package to boost farm education |
| The Union Cabinet's Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday gave in-principle approval to the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) for regulation of higher agricultural education.
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| Pandora's Box : A New Model for Education in Asia |
| Distance education. Just say the words and a stereotype comes to mind a system of education that is “second best.” Many who have only experienced face-to-face education in an institutional setting believe that the quality of education provided through distance education is inferior.
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